Chapter A1 The planning, programming and funding process

A1.3 The planning, programming and funding process

Introduction

This section provides a high-level view of the planning, programming and funding process.

Planning, programming and funding steps

The process involves the following steps:

1. Approved organisations and the NZTA develop strategies and plans in accordance with their needs and with legislative and other requirements. Particular attention is paid to integrating these plans both within the transport sector and between the transport sector and other relevant areas of planning (eg land-use planning).
2. On the basis of the strategies and plans, approved organisations and the NZTA formulate and assess packages, programmes and other combinations of activities in accordance with established strategies and local needs.
3. Regional transport committees (RTCs) or, in the case of the Auckland region, the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) generally decide which activities and combinations of activities to include in an RLTP, prioritise the activities and combinations of activities and programme them in the RLTP. They also consult with the local community and other stakeholders and, lastly, assess the RLTP itself.
4. The NZTA takes the RLTPs into account and:
   • reviews the assessments conducted in step 2
   • prioritises the activities and combinations of activities and decides which to include in the NLTP
   • assesses the overall NLTP
   • adopts the NLTP
   • approves activities in the NLTP for funding from the NLTF.
5. Approved organisations and the NZTA (as an activity manager or deliverer) claim funds from the NLTF for approved activities and combinations of activities and manage these activities in accordance with the NZTA requirements.
6. The NZTA monitors and audits the implementation of approved activities and combinations of activities and the use of the funds.

Diagram

The following diagram illustrates the planning, programming and funding process.

The NZTA’s assistance with the planning, programming and funding process

Throughout the planning, programming and funding process, the NZTA will provide advice, guidance and assistance to approved organisations, RTCs and others involved in the process.

Further detail

For …	See …
Further general explanation of formulation, assessment, prioritisation, programming, approval and monitoring	Section A1.4 The six-stage approach to planning, programming and funding
More detail on strategy and planning	Part B Strategy and integrated planning
More detail on formulation and assessment	Chapter C3 Formulating activities and combinations of activities Chapter C10 Assessment and optimisation
More detail on preparing an RLTP	Chapter C12 Preparing a regional land transport programme
More detail on preparing the NLTP	Part D National activities and the National Land Transport Programme
More detail on funding approval, procurement, claims, managing and monitoring	Part E Funding approval, procurement and management